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Indian Railways

The railways did more than link India – they brought its people together, changing histories, forging destinies, and leaving a lasting legacy.This sumptuously illustrated book traces that history from the early plans of the 1830s – from the laying of the first line, and the expansion of the train network into the heart of the country, to the role of the railways in India`s momentous freedom movement and the high-speed Diamond Quadrilateral project. Indian Railways does more than celebrate the awe-inspiring bridges, stations, tunnels, and locomotives of the railway system. It traces the development of technology, explores the operational and commercial aspects of train travel, and documents the railways` transition from a colonial tool of expansion and trade to an intricate system with a distinct national identity. Most of all, it tells the story of the people who built and planned the railways and the locomotives that ran on them – their vision, their triumphs and tragedies, and their legacy.

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